The 2018-2019 Roosevelt Renaissance continues with great fervor! We have dubbed 2018-2019 as the Year of the Educator. Our children cannot be properly supported unless the people whom they come in contact with everyday are properly supported. We are committed to maintaining a safe and supportive environment for all Roosevelt Union Free School District staff and student body. People cannot work and learn in an environment if they are preoccupied with potential violence, bullying, or their immediate safety. We have hired additional security personnel, updated security systems, and we are working closely with the Office of Homeland Security to protect our students and staff.

We continue to address the social, emotional, and academic needs of all of our students. For the third consecutive year, all five schools in the district are in “Good Standing.” However, we know we are not where we want to be in comparison to surrounding districts. That is why we maintain a sense of urgency and a laser-like focus on academic excellence. The Roosevelt High School graduation rate continues a steady climb, as we move towards 100% graduation by 2020. This school year all stakeholders will receive professional development on the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards.

The 2017-2018 inauguration of the Writing Across the Curriculum Initiative was wildly successful. Please enjoy a small sample of student work featured in this year’s calendar. Our students’ writing yielded published work and entry winners in various writing contests.

2018-2019 will see the continuation of our district spelling bee, Roosevelt Middle School and High School Orchestra program, National Elementary Honor Society, Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, coding, My Brother’s Keeper mentoring program, and our district-wide musical - just to name a few. The Roosevelt Chess Nuts Traveling Team won their 11th consecutive chess championship. Under the guidance of Mr. Evans, we are anticipating our 12th victory in 2019!

In addition, we are extremely excited to start our 1 to 1 digital device pilot this year. Last year our teachers engaged in professional development in digital literacy to prepare for the rollout of our 1 to 1 initiative.

Lastly, I look forward to working closely with the Board of Education, PTSA, staff, and students to ensure the success of every student in the Roosevelt Community.